General Characteristics

County (administration): Hradec Králové Region
District (town): Rychnov nad Kněžnou
Cadastre: Rokytnice v Orlických horách
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1414, 14141
Geological region: Orlice-Sněžník, Nové Město and Staré Město crystalline complexes
Accessibility: - access without footpath
ID : 1045

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Small natural outcrops of a serpentinite, strongly tectonically affected. Serpentinite is weathered, its foliation planes covered by chrysotile and chlorite. Interesting sepentinite occurrence.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Lugicum - Orlice-Sněžník crystalline complex
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum
Subject: petrology, geology, structural geology
Geological phenomenon: characteristic rock
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism), tectonic
Rock: serpentinite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registred geological localities suggested to protection in Protected landscape area
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: B - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a recommendation to the protection
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Orlické hory
Conflicts of interests: open cast mining

References

Oplatel M. , Krmíček L., Sokol A.(v tisku): Důkazy pro násunovou tektoniku v Orlických horách.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Opletal Mojmír, 25.11.94
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 22.08.11, Opletal Mojmír 02.08.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1045 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-06]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1045.

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